Comments on: Pythons cuddle manhttp://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/pythons-cuddle-man.html
Brain candy for Happy MutantsMon, 15 Sep 2014 23:11:17 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2By: katey314http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/pythons-cuddle-man.html#comment-1621658
Mon, 07 Jan 2013 06:05:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=204030#comment-1621658That photo kicks asp.
]]>By: Mike Meyerhttp://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/pythons-cuddle-man.html#comment-1621350
Sun, 06 Jan 2013 10:03:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=204030#comment-1621350They’re cuddling him the same way I cuddle a burrito.
]]>By: Antinous / Moderatorhttp://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/pythons-cuddle-man.html#comment-1620926
Sat, 05 Jan 2013 08:49:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=204030#comment-1620926Well, even if you don’t accept that they’re extremely unlikely to attack a human, I can assure you that they don’t hunt in packs.
]]>By: Stevehttp://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/pythons-cuddle-man.html#comment-1620920
Sat, 05 Jan 2013 08:06:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=204030#comment-1620920 Crazy. if just one of those snakes decides to do a bit of constricting he’d be in trouble. Two or three? Dead. And that big guy’s mouth is way to close to his face/neck for comfort.
]]>By: aldekahttp://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/pythons-cuddle-man.html#comment-1620876
Sat, 05 Jan 2013 04:39:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=204030#comment-1620876I used to have a housemate who had a young (smaller than these) ball python that liked sitting around people’s shoulders. Apparently they can be quite affectionate if raised around humans from an early age. She was kind of like a cat — she liked people, but mostly only for their body heat. :)
]]>By: Keith Tylerhttp://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/pythons-cuddle-man.html#comment-1620576
Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:17:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=204030#comment-1620576DAE read the headline and ask, “What is a ‘cuddle man’ and why did Monty Python have one?”
]]>By: Nathan Hornbyhttp://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/pythons-cuddle-man.html#comment-1620529
Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:56:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=204030#comment-1620529UPDATE: Everyone continues cheering him on regardless.
]]>By: RedShirt77http://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/pythons-cuddle-man.html#comment-1620515
Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:30:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=204030#comment-1620515I am just glad it isn’t the year of the tapeworm.
]]>By: welcomeaboredhttp://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/pythons-cuddle-man.html#comment-1620492
Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:24:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=204030#comment-1620492Good catch, Jack. I had somehow forgotten.

]]>By: Lobsterhttp://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/pythons-cuddle-man.html#comment-1620415
Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:18:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=204030#comment-1620415UPDATE: This was not actually part of the show. It was an unrelated python attack.
]]>By: Jerrilhttp://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/pythons-cuddle-man.html#comment-1620411
Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:13:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=204030#comment-1620411More like “Many of his pythons are quite small”. Which is a warning to people who buy pythons in pet stores: they get BIG.
“However, these animals have a rapid growth rate, and will often exceed 2.1 meters (7 feet) in length in a year if cared for and fed properly. By age 4, they will have reached their adult size, though they continue growing very slowly throughout their lives, which may exceed 20 years.”
]]>By: Jerrilhttp://boingboing.net/2013/01/03/pythons-cuddle-man.html#comment-1620410
Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:08:00 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=204030#comment-1620410Yep. Friend of mine had two, although they were 15 foot-ish so I’d call them “furniture” or “art installations” more than “knickknacks”. IIRC they eat once every 6 weeks or so, poop once every 6 weeks or so, and otherwise don’t move unless their warm spot gets too warm or too cold. Very calorie conserative, so with constant temperatures provided by climate control, they basically don’t move at all. Interesting, but not exactly stimulating pets.

EDIT: Amended length after consulting with my friend. I over-estimated… but they were kind of fat :)